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overnight
[oh-ver-nahyt, oh-ver-nahyt, oh-ver-nahyt]
adverb
for or during the night.
to stay overnight.
on or during the previous evening.
Preparations were made overnight.
very quickly; suddenly.
New suburbs sprang up overnight.
adjective
done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night.
an overnight stop; an overnight decision.
staying for one night.
a group of overnight guests.
designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights. night.
intended for delivery on the next day.
overnight letters; an overnight package.
valid for one night.
The corporal got an overnight pass.
occurring suddenly or within a very short time.
a comedian who became an overnight sensation.
noun
Informal., an overnight stay or trip.
Our daughter had an overnight at a friend's house.
Informal., a permit for overnight absence, as from a college dormitory.
She had an overnight the night of the prom.
the previous evening.
verb (used without object)
to have an overnight stay or trip.
We'll overnight in Denver, then fly on to San Diego.
overnight
adverb
for the duration of the night
we stopped overnight
in or as if in the course of one night; suddenly
the situation changed overnight
adjective
done in, occurring in, or lasting the night
an overnight stop
staying for one night
overnight guests
lasting one night
an overnight trip
an overnight bank loan
for use during a single night
overnight clothes
occurring in or as if in the course of one night; sudden
an overnight victory
verb
to stay the night
Word History and Origins
Origin of overnight1
Example Sentences
Pakistan's military said on Sunday that 23 of its troops and more than 200 Taliban and affiliated fighters on the Afghan side were killed in border clashes overnight.
Kuldeep bowled the first over of the day and struck inside 30 minutes as he bowled Shai Hope for 36, the batsman adding just five to his overnight score.
There is an extra single bed made up for those hostages who don't want to be left alone overnight, so that a partner or relative can sleep alongside them.
Earlier, the left-handed Jaiswal added just two to his overnight score before departing after the dramatic run out.
Dazed survivors of a pair of major earthquakes in the southern Philippines awoke on Saturday to scenes of devastation, after hundreds of aftershocks rocked the region overnight.
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